The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-19
The WINTER CARNIVAL
AT ST. PAUL TO BE OPENED TO.
DAY.
The City ThrODged With Enthusiastic
VisitOrs-Che Palace OF Ice an
Imposing Spectacle.

81. PAUL, MINI, January lS.-With
the mercury a. l50 below zero, the
streets OF s.. Paul were throngsd last
night and sb sEs with colored lights
and white heat enthusiasm over the
opening of the second winter carnival.
The illuminations were really very
pretty, and greatly surDsseed those OF
iast year. Eighteen miles OF SIS pipe
have been used in the construction of
arches aud eide lights, ard 20 600 col
ored globes have bean placed thereon.
There are twenty-six arches, eleven OF
them being double, and extending
from the four corners at the inteIsec-
ton of streets. In looking down Third
street there was an unbyoken vista Of
blazing lights, while Wabash aud
Jackson sires!s were also especially
brilliant with illuminations. The ice
palace itself stands in Central Park.
Entering the palace grounds from
Summit avenue, the visitors pass
through an arched gateway OF ice
Hanked with two smaller arches, the
whole sixty feet wide and fifty
feet high. These arches are sur.
mounted by two towers. In passing
through the gateway, another archwsy
was encountered made Of wood in
beautiful fret work, representing to-
boggauers, snow shoes and other car
nival representations. This is the main
ticket entrance. Directly in front of
this gateway is musk OK carved in
ice twenty feet high. Ga the right is
q curling rink, and on the left ekst-
ing surface. Here the officers OF the
Association have quarters, and over
them is terrace used as an observa-
tory. Over the main entrance t. tie
palace the word "Welcome" is carved
in the archwsy. Just above sits King
Boreslis, supported on either hand by
Polar bears. There are also two besIs
resting on Tedestals at each side Of the
entrance. In the center court stands
q buffalo eight feet high, on pedestal
ten by fourteen fset. The pslace ia in
the shape Of Latin cross, and covers
1900 square feet. The main tower
from the ground 10 the top of the flag
staff is 1S5 feet high. At every
angle of the wall is turret 90
feet high. The palace will have
eighty-one are electric lights
and the grounds will be lighted with
100 arc lights with different colored
globes. At the east side Of the
grounds are twenty lodges or tepee5.
These are occupied by 100 Sioux Iu-
diane. Walk-on-Stone is the head
chief. Evergreens have been placed
about the grounds. The toboggan
slide is located at the southwest end
OF the park and is open. The palace
proper received is finishing touches
yesterday, and by tomorrow the en-
trance and all the statuary will be
ready. The features yesterday were
the arrival OF the Indians and the first
illumination of the streets. The arr
val of visitors already begins t. crowd
the hotels. Today the Indians and
the Arctic outfit will parade aud the
palace will bs Illuminated, and tomor-
row will occur parade in honor of
King Boreslis, who will arrive at 2
o'clock. From that time on there will
be no cessation OF festivities until one
week from Saturday, when the carni-
val closes with snow ehoe contests, TO-
bogganing psIades, stcrming of the
castle, fireworks and Examinations.
The Columbia Snow Shoe Club, the
first distinotively American club or.
ganized, has rendered an escort of
$50 members to the Mayor end city
government of st. Paul, who will visit
the Montreal carnival about Feb uary
let. The club will subsequently visit
New York, Philadelphia and Wash
ington.